Yolo-Sacramento County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....PAYNE , Robert A. "Bob"  February 2 2004
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"The Davis Enterprise," Thursday, March 4, 2004
Robert A. Payne

Robert A. "Bob" Payne, a 1963 Davis High School graduate, died Feb. 20, 2004, of
pancreatic cancer in his McMinnville, Ore., home. He was 58.

He was born Dec. 19, 1945, in Sacramento, to Leonard and Thelma Bailey Payne. He
grew up in Woodland and Davis, graduating from UC Davis in 1970. He graduated
from the law school at the University of Georgia in 1975.

In 1971-72, he served as a Vista volunteer in northern Georgia, where he later
worked as a legal aid attorney.

In 1976 he moved to Coos Bay, Ore., to practice as a legal aid attorney. He
moved to McMinnville two years later. He served as director of Yamhill County
Legal Aid until 1983.

From 1983 to 1985, he lived in Germany, where he taught business law for the
U.S. military.

He then returned to McMinnville, opening a private practice. He was a member of
that city's planning commission for four years, then served 12 on the City
Council before declining health forced his resignation last October.

He also served on the McMinnville Cable Commission, Yamhill County Community
Action Organization board, Oregon Legal Aid board and local Habitat for Humanity
board. He was a founding member of the Henderson House family crisis shelter,
and was active in the North Willamette Valley Investment Club.

He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 1966-75. He worked with the
Cheyenne River Sioux on the Eagle-Butte Indian Reservation in South Dakota. And
he taught business law at Linfield College in McMinnville.

His hobbies included reading, playing golf, traveling, camping, playing computer
games and politics. He was an avid sports fan, supporting McMinnville-area
soccer teams and serving as a "water boy" for the Linfield football team.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Payne of McMinnville, daughter, Katy Payne of
Seattle, sons, Jim Payne of Anacortes, Wash., and Bailey Payne of Corvallis,
Ore., mother, Thelma Cooper of Woodland, sisters, Katie Cooper of Dayton, Ore.,
Lynn Wilen of Shingletown and Elizabeth Sherin of Pollock Dunes, and one
grandchild.

A memorial service was held Feb. 26 at McMinnville First Baptist Church. A
private burial was planned.

Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity, care of Macy & Son
Funeral Directors, 135 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville, OR 97128.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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